Infant&#39;s garment



V. E. DIXON Aug. 7, 1951 INFANTS GARMENT Filed Ma 16, 1946 W mmanPatented Aug. 7', 1 951 UNITED STATES PATENT .O'FFICE v 1 2,563,161 .5,g INFANTS GARMENT Victoria E. Dixon, StJPauI, Minn. I

f App licationlYIay 1c, 1946., Serial No. 670,050

Coverall garments for use by infants have the advantage of completelycovering the infant to protect the infant from the cold. However, suchgarments are inconvenient to use as they must ordinarily be removed atintervals for changing'the 2Claims. (01. 2-40) diapers of the infant."Furthermore thesega'rments must often be changed atfrequent intervals as'they'oftentimes become wet from contact with the diapers. As a resultsleeping garments of the gown type which are somewhat more convenient touse, but which provide less protection for t'he'infant, are usuallyused. It is the object of the present invention'to provide a coverallgarment for infants which is so designed as to cover the body and legsof the infant almost completely. The garment is so arranged, however,that the legs of the infant may be withdrawn from the garment to permitthe changing of diapers without removing the upper portion of thegarment.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision of a coverallgarment which includes an enlarged opening over the buttocks of theinfant so as to permit the legs of the garment to be simply removed fromthe legs of the infant.

A feature of the present invention lies in providing a garment having anaperture over the area at the rear of the infant normally covered by thediaper. As a result the outer garment does not become wet throughcontact with the diapers of the infant, thereby eliminating thenecessity for frequently changing the outer garment.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision of an infantscoverall garment which covers all of the body and legs of the infant notpreviously covered by the diaper, thereby protecting the infant fromcold.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be moreclearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an infant wearing my coverall garment.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view showing the legs of the infant withdrawnfrom the legs of the garment so that the diaper may be changed.

Figure 3 is an elevation view of the front of the garment showing theconstruction thereof.

Figure 4 is an elevation view of the rear of the garment showing theconstruction thereof.

The garment A includes a-closed front portion 'Hl having a neck openingI I at its upper extrem 'ity and extending to formlegs l2 and I3. The

front panel I fl is providedwith rear orback panels I4 and I5 integraltherewith or stitched thereto. The front panelIB and the rear panels I4and I5 maybe cut from a single piece of material, or may be composed oftwo or three separate panels connected together along a seam. V

Leg portions IS- and IIare connected to theleg portions I3. and I2,respectively. and are integral therewith or attachedthereto alongsuitable seams. The legs of the garment are tubular in .form and areprovided with foot enclosing ends I9 and '20 in the preferred form ofconstruction. Each foot enclosing portion acts to close the end of atubularlegportion 'sothat in preferred form the entire legs an'd feet ofthe garment are effectively enclosed.

Sleeves 2I and 22 are provided at the upper extremity of the garment,these sleeves being tubular in form and being connected to the front andrear panels Ill, I4, and I5 in any suitable manner as by stitching 23and 24. The sleeves 2| and 22 may be sufiiciently long to cover theentire arms of the infant, or may be somewhat shorter if desired, thelength of the sleeve and the construction thereof having no part of thepresent invention.

The rear panels I4 and I5 are separate and the garment is secured inplace about the body of the infant by drawing the free edges 25 and 26of the panels I5 and I4 together. To accomplish this result some meansis provided for securing the panels I4 and I5 together, such as the ties21 secured near the edge of the panel I4 and the cooperable ties 29secured near the edge of the panel l5. By tieing each tie 21 to itscorre sponding tie 29, the garment may be pulled together in the back toenclose the back of the infant. While the ties illustrated are extremelypractical and have certain advantages other fastening means forfastening the panels I4 and I5 may be used in place of the same.

The rear panel I4 is cut away at 300 and the rear panell5 is similarlycut away at 3| to expose the rear of the diaper over the buttocks of theinfant. In other words, while the free edges of the panels I4 and I5cpme together or overlap between the waist portion of the garment andthe neck opening, the panels are cut away so as to leave the garmentopen at the seat portion. The front panel I0 is likewise notched at thecrotch portion 32 so that the garment does not come together in thecrotch. This does not expose the infant, as this portion of the infantis normally 3 covered with a diaper. Ties 33 and 34 encircle the legs ofthe garment near the foot enclosing ends l9 and 20 thereof, these tiespreferably being attached to the garment at a point intermediate theirends as indicated at 35 and 38. When the garment is being worn asindicated in Figure 1 of the drawings the ties 33 and 34 encircle theankles of the infant to hold the legs of the garment encircling the legsof the infant, However, when it is desired to remove the leg portions ofthe garment, it is only necessary to untie the ties 33 and 34 whereuponthe legs of the infant may be withdrawn from the legs of the garment asillustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. The garment may then be foldedupwardly and the lower portion of the body of the infant is exposed sothat the diaper may be easily changed.

4 the following claims without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I claim:

1. An infant's garment comprising a body enclosing portion havingtubular leg portions connected thereto, said garment having an open seatand crotch, the front of the garment being closed substantially to thecrotch, and the rear of the garment being open through the major portionof its width at the seat, and means for securing said leg portions aboutthe ankles of the infant. '2. A coverall garment for enclosing the bodyand legs of an infant including a body encircling portion and tubularleg enclosing portions con- From the foregoing explanation it isbelieved obvious that the rear portion of the garment is cut away so asto not contact the rear of the diaper. This construction has the dualadvantage of permitting removal of the lower part of the garment in themanner described without uncovering the upper portion of the infant andalso not being spaced from contact with the portion of the diaperthrough which moisture may pass. As a result the outer garment A doesnot get wet from contact with the diaper and need not be changed atfrequent intervals.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof construction and operation of my infants garment, and while I haveendeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of nectedthereto, said leg enclosing portions providing an unbroken enclosure,ties on said leg enclosing portions for encircling the ankles, said bodyportion having a substantially closed front and an open seat, theg seatportion being open throughout the major portion of its width.

VICTORIA E. DIXON.

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